You can define a new full-tone spot color, or you can duplicate an existing custom or internal spot color. If your printer supports white ink, clear ink, or metallic inks, you can also define 100% color values for these ink channels.

1. In Color Editor: Do one of the following:

   • On the lower toolbar, click Add.

   • Right-click an existing spot color. On the lower toolbar, click Duplicate.

   • Drag a spot color from the internal spot color library to the custom spot color section.

2. Under Spot color name, type a name.

   The name must match exactly the spot color name from the job.

3. On the Color Definition tab, under Transparency, move the slide bar to define the degree of transparency/opacity (optional)

   The transparency setting affects overlapping colors. A transparency value of 100% means that overlapped colors can shimmer through. A transparency value of 0% equals 100% opacity and means that overlapped colors are knocked out.

4. Do one of the following:

   • Define a full-tone spot color: You can type color values, or you can measure a color patch (see Define full-tone spot colors).

   • Assign a spot color to a printer ink channel: Your printer must support white ink, clear ink, or metallic inks (see Assign a spot color to a printer ink channel).

   • Select an alias spot color: An alias creates a fixed link between two spot colors with different names, and ensures that both use the same color values (see Create a spot color alias).

5. On the toolbar, click Save.
6. Assign the spot color table to one or more workflows.